I was born deaf but that didn’t stop me from becoming a wrestler

Took up wrestling and proved my talent in front of the world

My medals do the talking for me now

About

Ram Ram ji! I am Virender Singh ‘aka Goonga Pehalwan’ . I cannot speak or hear but my ‘Dhobhi Pachads’ are heard all over the world. I am an Arjuna Awardee Indian wrestler whose only motive of life is to get golden laurels for India. All I dream of is to win my 4th gold medal at the Deaflympics 2020.

Story

Not being able to speak or hear but just see everything that’s wrong is hard. I was 10 years old when I took up wrestling, it was my escape from the bullying that came in my way due to my disability. Wrestling has always given me the faith and confidence that I can achieve whatever I wish for even if life is not exactly how I wanted it to be.